"It's always written that my father was a rich, conservative John Bircher. That is untrue. He was not rich. He was not a John Bircher."
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"I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department."
"The movies were custard compared to politics."
"Just because you're married [to the president] doesn't mean you've given up your right to have and opinion."
"From the moment I walked into the White House, it was as if I had no privacy at all."
"I don't really yell at people."
"Remember, I'm a doctor's daughter. So obviously I'm interested in all medical things."
"I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't."
"My job is being 'Mrs. Ronald Reagan.'"
"I favor capital punishment. It saves lives."
"I chose to have a career, and I enjoyed it while I had it."
"I don't know when I'm going to have time to be politically active."
"Upon hearing the results of her breast examination, the First Lady said - "I guess it's my turn.""
"Throughout Ronnie's presidency, there was an ongoing public discussion as to how much influence the first lady should have on the president. It's hardly a new problem. As long as mankind has lived in groups, there's always been a question of how to handle the boss's wife."
"I thought Obama ran the best campaign I have ever known - disciplined, well organised, very, very good. I was very impressed."
"My life didn't really begin until I met Ronnie."
"The Sixties, of course, was the worst time in the world to try and bring up a child. They were exposed to all these crazy things going on."
"My mother was a Democrat - southern Democrat, y'all."